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Rod and Bar Pulls

Guden stocks a broad selection of rod and bar pulls in aluminum, stainless steel and brass. The products listed below are normally in stock and we can supply many custom sizes, diameters and finishes to meet your requirements.

Since this is a Continuous Hinge, you may optionally specify
a cutoff length for the CAD model. This length will be rounded
up to the next multiple of the knuckle length.

More varieties of cutoffs are available -- contact Guden to ask
about Custom Continuous Hinges.

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Guden News Blog

Get a Little Lift with Guden Gas Springs

Or even a big lift!

Guden gas springs are available in a huge range of stock sizes, from 7.50" to 36.00" extended, and in pressures from 15 to 250 pounds. We can also provide custom sizes and pressures to fit your needs. Our selection of gas springs includes both the popular black nitride and chrome plated rods, plus several different end fitting choices. Here we see a few of the black nitride gas springs at work. It's easy to see how the an all black version of rod, tube and end fitting can quickly and easily blend in for minimum distraction in your application. Check out the entire line here on the Guden website.

Now THAT'S a Multi-Use Hinge!

So as you're walking around any normal construction or building renovation site, you'll often see these small temporary structures put up for offices or supply storage, or maybe even just to cordon off electrical systems. And in this case, I just started poking around as any good Hinge Whisperer I know would do. That's when I saw the distinct knuckle feature that I've come to know and love, and which tells me that I've found a continuous hinge. The hinge was being used to connect the walls together. As I ran to check out a few of the other buildings, my suspicious were confirmed as to why they used the hinges instead of something more solid. It was easy to see that the buildings were in odd spaces, and with the hinges allowing the walls to be positioned in any angle, not just a standard square room with 90 degree angles, the structures could be of the maximized size and shape to fit anywhere. Some of the structures were even made of just 3 walls in a triangle shape, and one made as a 5 walled office. A very ingenious use of a continuous hinge for sure. You can check out the entire line of Guden continuous hinges here, and who knows, you may just come up with your own fantastic use too!

So Why Choose Stainless Steel?

Everyone knows that stainless steel is more expensive than plain steel. But when should you really decide to go the extra cost and do stainless? It really does depend on many factors, but most often I ask someone to really think about the application and how much outdoor exposure, rain, water, or chemicals it might be around. And of course how much abuse it might take. Many people will decide to paint or plate steel to make it a little more rust resistant because it is a bit cheaper, but take for instance the hinge in this picture. It's an outdoor gate that's subject to rain, wind, snow and humidity. It's also not far from the ocean, so it gets that salty mist as well. Probably not the best decision to go with painted steel. In this case, stainless steel would be a better choice, and the painting can just do a little more protection on the metal. Rust may be the new and upcoming color for this Fall, but it definitely isn't in fashion for hinge!

To Stake, or Not to Stake? That is the Question

For pin retention, staking can sometimes be the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to make sure it's done securely.

Visually, the process usually isn't that apparent on a thinner material thickness, but you can really see what happens with the material displacement on a thicker hinge material, or if the staking is done too deep. When done correctly, the staking process pierces into the material, but certainly not almost through it. It basically pushes into the knuckle to push the material flush to the pin. In this pic, you can really see the bulge of material on the side of the knuckle due to the staking. It really is a good way of retaining the pin as long as you don't mind the seeing the pierce marks on the barrel.

Check out more information on staking, and several other pin retention options on the Guden custom site here: Pin Retention

Happy Birthday America!

In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, Guden will be closed today, Friday July 3rd, reopening on July 6th. Have a safe and happy Fourth!

Our main website, www.Guden.com, and our sister custom hinge site www.Hinges.com are open 24/7 for information, drawings and explanations of our hinge and hardware products.

Meet the Guden Hardware - Heavy Duty Latch Hinges

The Guden latch hinge line up has a few heavy hitters for even the toughest double header application. Available in two large sizes; the 2" version is in .125" thick material, and the 3" version is in .187" thick material. Each is spring loaded so that after you retract the pin it returns to the full extended position. Available from stock in zinc plated steel, and also in stainless steel for corrosion resistant applications. Supplied with mounting holes, they're also available with a hold back feature, so you can twist the pin and keep it retracted until you want to have it spring load back to position. Check out the entire array of spring loaded latch hinges, and of course the heavy duty varieties too.

Extra Special Hinges

At Guden, we just get unhinged about custom hinges! In addition to the broad array of hinges we carry in stock, we can also supply those same hinges with any number of custom operations done to them such as cutting to length, bends, holes or slots. Guden also supplies hinges made right to your specifications too. So challenge us with your most odd and special design. We love custom hinges! We love them so much we created a website dedicated to all things related to one-of-a-kind hinges. Drawings, definitions, explanations and lots of helpful design tips can all be found on the site. And we even have a Guden Hinge Guru to help answer all your questions. Check it out today Guden Custom Hinges

Hinges are All Around You

As any good Guden Hinge Whisperer knows, a hinge sighting can be just about anytime and any place. Doors, covers, lids, and anything moving or opening tends to have a hinge on it so sightings are often plentiful.

Let me set the scene for you. So I'm getting ready to deplane and while I'm patiently waiting for people to clear the aisle I of course spy something shiny. Immediately I go on high hinge alert! But wait, is it? is it? I look closer to get confirmation, and sure enough, it's a hinge. So what's so exciting? Well the most surprising thing about this sighting is that it's on a woman's shoe. I immediately have to get a closer look and disguise looking for under seat carry-on bag so I can get a better view, but she's starting to move away so I grab her leg. Gently of course. I take a moment to introduce myself as an elite hinge enthusiast and request a picture. She seems flattered at first, then with a quizzical look says, OK. I quickly explain I just want to take a picture of her shoe. LOL Well to make a long story short, here's my sighting of the day!

And What's Your Favorite Knuckle Size?

With the all the various knuckle sizes that are available, I just tend to like
the .25" size the best. Sure, some people like the .50" or 1". and
maybe even the 2". But by far, my favorite is the .25". It's just so
cute and for most light
duty applications, it just lets you cut to so many more lengths and
leave a full knuckle, which by far makes a nicer looking end of your
continuous hinge.

Sure, you could also go to less popular .625" or
.75" size knuckles to achieve some of the odder less than even inch
lengths, but for me, it's just the nice clean little package
of a .25" knuckle that really catches my eye.

You can check out the
array of knuckle sizes, and all the appropriate continuous hinge sizes
they are available with, all on the best darn hinge site ever! Guden continuous hinges.

Rolling Through A Short Week

I'm not sure who thought of the idea of working a 5 day week, but I'm more partial to changing to a 4 day one. They do seem to go by quickly though. Almost as quickly as anything on Guden casters. Hmmm, maybe that wasn't as seamless of a transition as I thought it would roll out to be. Or was it.

Guden has partnered with E R Wagner casters to bring you their entire line of products. We stock quite a few of the more popular sizes, and can supply any of their part numbers either from our shelves or on a short custom run. All the wheel diameters and widths you could ever want, in several materials, sizes, and mounting varieties.

Cam-Stays join the Guden product line!

In addition to our great gas spring and lid support lines, we proudly announce the introduction of our latest product, the Cam-Stay!

This item not only lifts and holds up to 250 pounds, our new Cam-Stay allows it to hold in several different positions. In fact, 5 positions for the smaller version and 10 on the larger one. All you need to do to release it from the hold position is to open the Cam-Stay to the full extended position and holding mechanism disengages to allow for closure. The larger version is also available in a reversible style, where it allows for closure between the stop positions instead of needing to open it fully. Just raise the lid to between the positions and then lower and close the unit.

Ancient Chinese Secret, huh?

Still remember this old commercial? I chuckle every time I hear someone say it and they don't know where the saying comes from.

Well, it's certainly no American secret that one of the best places to get hinge and hardware is H A Guden. We may not be ancient, but as far as hardware companies go, we indeed may be one of the great grandfathers. For almost a century now, we've supplied various components to almost every market in the country and worldwide. We strive to offer you the highest quality and best prices around to insure that each and every time you buy from Guden, your application is a success.

What's Yours Like?

Just like people, Guden custom hinges come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. It's not quite the situation where every hinge is different, but it's close!

Specialty hinges can be made with a myriad of different custom operations. Bends, slots, holes, radius corners, pin retention, the list goes on and on. Some operations can be repeated several times on a hinge as well. So the possibilities are endless. And just when our Guden hinge experts think they've seen it all, something new comes up on a quote request.

So think you have something to stump us? Send it on in and give our custom hinge team a try. We've also created a hinge site just for custom hinges. Hinges.com is stocked with all the information you'll ever need to create and design your own one-of-a-kind hinge design.

Guden Gas Springs Get Great Grades

Whew, now that's a whole lot of G's. But certainly Guden gas springs earn all A's.

Supplied with a multi-lobe seal, our standard GGS line gas springs leak less than the competition which translates into longer life. And a longer life is what every application wants to boast.

Made right here in America, you won't have to wait weeks and weeks for product. Especially with our broad stock selection. Dozens of off-the-shelf choices in a multitude of extended lengths, stroke lengths and pressures. Quality control is always at the top of our list as well and we can certainly back that up due to our ultra-low rejected parts figure! It's a very uncommon occasion when a product doesn't live up to our high quality requirements. But if that rare time does occur, don't worry, you'll have your new parts quickly and easily due to our no-hassle return and replacement policy.

Check out our entire gas spring line. In addition to our standard gas springs, we also carry stainless steel versions, black nitride rod versions, locking, adjustable, and friction stop gas springs, and a full line of dampers. You'll be glad you did.

April Showers bring May Hinges?

Seems like a rainy NY day in April would be an unlikely time to look at a convertible, but for this Hinge Whisperer, any time would be good as long as it features a hinge sighting!

As I peeked around this beautiful antique car, I did what any fine Hinge Whisperer would do and sure enough, I spied them. On the back of this 50's car were two outside mount strap style hinges! Highly polished and gleaming in the lights, they were certainly hard to miss. And for sure, a sight, at least on late model cars, that's reserved for the inside of automobile doors, trunks and hoods.

So rain or shine, keep searching around for interesting hinge sightings and send them on in to hingewhisperer@guden.com.

You may see one of yours here soon!

Heavy Duty Spring Latch Hinges

It's easy to find small light duty spring latch hinges, but for larger weight and heavy duty applications, you need the extra strength of thicker material and pins.

In addition to the popular 5 standard light and medium duty spring latch hinge line, Guden also carries two larger models.

The 9296 series is supplied in a .125 thickness with a .375 diameter pin, and our 9297 series is supplied even heavier at .187 thickness with a .50 diameter pin. Both are available in stainless steel and a zinc plated steel.

And for situations that require the pin to be held back in the retracted position, Guden also carries the parts with a hold back feature pin as noted in the picture.

Last Minute Tax Return Blues?

April 15th Tax Day is slowly looming, and with just 5 days to go, here's hoping that you're not still putting off getting your information together to file. But if you are, don't worry, you still have a few days......

And for sure, don't let short deadlines get you down when it comes to custom hinge quoting! Guden has a streamlined process that can cut that time down to just a few short days, and in many cases, even shorter.

Using the handy 1040 EZ-Hinge form on our custom hinge site Hinges.com, you can quickly upload your drawing or sketch, indicate the base hinge you want to start with, and itemize all the custom operations and deductions you want and e-file it directly to a Guden hinge expert for analysis.

It's that quick and easy!

Mission Hingepossible II

Think that hinge design is an impossibility? Well search no further and sign on with the best Mission Hingepossible team around. At Guden, our agents crave the most difficult hinge tasks and strive to make them possible.

With our access to both traditional tooling and laser capabilities, we can supply you with just about any shape or form your extreme application can require. Take note here of this sliver of a hinge leaf that's needed for attachment. Now that's certainly a task requiring a top notch hinge intelligence agent. Most average hinge suppliers would be going undercover to get away from this assignment, but with Guden, it's a done deal.

Some Views Are Better Than Others

Many hinges are hidden inside or underneath things, so you can't really get the full enjoyment of seeing the full hinge. And for sure, anytime you can take a peek down the barrel of the hinge it's definitely a treat, especially if there are any exciting swages or offsets done to the leaves.

Take this particular hinge for example. It looks like it has some kind of swage done to it. Possibly one leaf half swaged, but you can only be totally sure if you were to measure to see if the leaf was pushed to halfway the distance of the pin diameter.

Guden can do all the standard swages, and also do other offsets to the leaves quickly and easily!

Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Green Hinges

You know what the famous frog says, It's not easy being green.

But what better day to showcase a green hinge than on March 17th.

Guden steel weld-on hinges are the perfect metal to wear a bit of green paint, though the stainless and aluminum versions have been known to put on a bit of color as well for extra corrosion resistance. And due to their solid construction, there's no need to worry about paint clearance like with rolled hinges.